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Example sentences of "[pers pn] [be] at a " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	The kind of satisfaction which can be anxiety-free is that in which my own creative powers and understanding of the world around me are at a maximum and this is satisfaction which the individual can only achieve as part of a community of persons directed at these ends .
2	What is important is that ( a ) large numbers of people are involved ; ( b ) some of them are at a greater risk than the general population due to pre-existing cardiac or respiratory conditions and/or prolonged exposure in homes or at the workplace ; and ( c ) there is no ‘ safe ’ level of exposure to carcinogens .
3	I need to introduce a different dimension and I am at a loss .
4	Is it because I am at a loss as to how to go on ?
5	Her performances were legendary , and I am at a loss to describe them now .
6	If anyone rings and they do n't find me in , it 's not because I am at a wild party or something , it 's probably because I 'm shopping or walking my dog . ’
7	I am at a loss to understand why , except for commercial reasons , the rush to publish was necessary .
8	How would you feel if someone flew more than halfway around the world to say to you , ‘ I am at a loss .
9	There are so many products on the market I am at a loss as to what to buy and so would appreciate your advice on the type of shampoo , conditioner and spray which would make my hair look thicker and also which perm to try .
10	I am at a loss to explain this contradiction , as Gubby and I both accepted and talked about our next-door-neighbour relationship in later life .
11	Aphids , even I am at a loss for something funny to say about them .
12	I hesitate to write such a critical letter , but frankly I am at a loss to see how your new design can in any way be seen as an improvement .
13	Having said that , the vague possibility that we may end this season by finishing bottom and going out of the League remains incomprehensible to me and I am at a loss to explain it .
14	But I am at a loss to resolve whether to take away the things he has given me or no .
15	‘ I have exhorted my wife to the point where I am at a loss for patient words , ’ he protested .
16	Dear Old FF , I 'm at a loss as to what to do with the soil I 've excavated while digging my pond .
17	At least back when I lived in a hole I knew everything there was to know about living in a hole , and now it 's a year later and I 'm at a place so far away I do n't even know how far away it is , watching something I do n't understand go to a place so far up there is no down .
18	V.W. I find myself a non-Catholic in a Catholic school that at the moment is promoting Catholics and I 'm at a complete dead end .
19	‘ I 'm at a place on Twelfth and Brook Street .
20	‘ I 'm at a school in Maidbridge , ’ said Jim , ‘ I suppose I must get back there . ’
21	‘ I 'm at a college of citizenship in Bath . ’
22	I 've changed my address Dr , I 'm at a wee pensioner 's house .
23	It 's , I 'm really really busy at work , I 'm at a warehouse , and I do n't know if I 've maybe caught a muscle .
24	" Actually I 'm at a Business College , " he said .
25	And with Silas listening to both sides of the conversation it was impossible to explain the situation thoroughly , therefore she said , ‘ Daddy — it 's Lucy — I 'm at a place called Wilder 's Wilderness — you reach it by turning off the Taupo road . ’
26	I 'm at a little place called Ellenthorpe .
27	Erm , I 'm at a lost on this .
28	If I find I 'm at a dead end , then I can ask for outside help .
29	When I 'm at a crossroads , if I find myself going back to the same place I had a happy encounter , I deliberately go the other way , so I do n't become a slave to habit .
30	He and I were at a lobby at the House of Commons yesterday , in er , celebration of the mobility allowance , which campaigned very successfully , and we , in the Community Transport field , have very close working relationships and communication .